All Writing articles
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ArticleMy birthday turned into a travel nightmare – but God gave me something far better
When a cancelled flight left her stranded at Heathrow Airport on her birthday, Jamie Phear found herself facing an unexpected lesson in surrender. She reflects on how God met her in the interruption, revealing that true contentment isn’t found in perfectly executed plans, but in trusting his presence through life’s disappointments.
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OpinionThe Artist’s Way - why I stopped teaching it after I became a Christian
Having discovered it before she became a Christian, Kate Orson revisits The Artist’s Way, a course promising to guide you through the process of recovering your creative self, and now questions its spiritual practices.
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OpinionI felt God ask me to remain single and my book, Nun’s Drift, contains what I learned about acceptance
‘I tried to fight that unwelcome ‘call’ [to singleness] when I was older, but it has given me the ability to be available to listen to other singles and really hear them,’ says Sheila Jacobs, who ended up writing a novel with singles as the main characters.
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ArticleLife Lessons: I became a bestselling Christian author in my 40s - it’s never too late to follow your God-given dreams!
Born into ‘dust and depression’, Janette Oke had a slow start to becoming a published author and says, ‘I get my inspiration from life itself’
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Article‘Reading is a kind of magic’
Jane Walters is the chair of the Association of Christian Writers (ACW). Here she talks about her own journey of becoming a writer and why she feels Christian literature is so important
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OpinionWriting a book can deeply grow your relationship with God and yourself - it completely changed my life
Many people find writing cathartic but, as she was working on a fictional story, Woman Alive’s deputy editor Jemimah Wright assumed that wouldn’t apply to her. But in fact, over the ten years she penned her novel, Isabella’s Voyage, her relationship with herself and God completely changed.
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ArticleEverything you need to know about pitching an article for the Woman Alive comment section
We LOVE hearing from new (and familiar) writers with ideas that can feature in our opinion section. Here is how to pitch your piece and what to do when you get commissioned.
